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Goeldi's Monkey |
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Goeldi’s Monkeys generally stay within 5 meters of the forest floor and travel to higher elevations in order to obtain fruit. They sleep close together and also rest in a dense group roughly 3 times per day. Resting periods may last anywhere between 30 to 90 minutes and during this time they may sun bathe or groom.
They are vertical climbers and leapers and they can leap from one tree, turn in flight, and grab their target. Young weigh 30-60 grams and nurse for 12 weeks. At 4 weeks of age, the young are able to ingest solid food given by adults, and at 7 weeks of age, the young begin to forage. The mother carries the young for the first 2 weeks. During the third week, the father carries the young, while in the fourth week, responsibility for carrying young is taken up by the entire group. - Taken from Animal Diversity Web. |
Did you know?
In captivity, Goeldi's Monkeys have been known to live as long as 18 years. At the Zoo -
We have 5 Goeldi's Monkeys. |
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